Pearl of Wisdom: The Shopper's Checklist

It's really easy to be hasty or flippant with online shopping, especially when it's a mega-bargain that you're worried might just be a glitch so you have to buy it NOW. Here's a checklist I recommend we all memorise and go through every time we want to buy something. A couple of seconds of extra research can make a huge difference down the line.



-Check the measurements! Have a tape measure nearby, or a record of your measurements. Don't leave it to chance.

-Check if it's on sale and, if so, for how long. Also, sometimes sites like Aliexpress have a sales festival that affects a lot of stores, so if there's an upcoming sale then wait for it, just in case.

-Don't 'Buy Now', Add to Cart and then sit on it for a few days, give yourself some time to rethink. If you're considering buying multiple items, just chuck them all in your cart so you can see how much they total to and avoid getting too carried away. 

-Check out the feedback for the product, if there is any. 

-Search for the cheapest option. I almost bought a dress for $16 US the other day, thinking that was cheap, until I threw the keywords into the search bar and found that the very cheapest one I could buy was $5 less! 



Have any pre-purchase rituals of your own? Please care to share, help out your fellow shopaholics!

Contributor: Kate, @Springerfield

1 comment :

  1. Rachel Elsewhere12 May 2014 at 21:43

    I've never needed to know my measurements before, but I've got them memorised now. When buying stuff for gadgets, I always check the model numbers in the description. Sometimes they throw IPOD TOUCH 4 5 CASE in the title and it's only an iPod touch 5 case. That, and check all the photos. Sometimes they have one that looks slightly different to the rest, often looking a little worse quality - that's the one you'll get.

    Rachel | Rachel is Elsewhere

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